General guide to earning awards in WWII career mode

[LukeFF]

The following awards can be earned by the player in career mode. All requirements are based on ongoing research into what the historical process was behind each medal / title/ ribbon, etc:

 

Great Britain:

 

• RAF Pilot's Badge: awarded to all pilots
• Mentioned in Despatches: awarded to all pilots and can be earned up to 5 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • First award: 1 aircraft destroyed or 20 missions completed or 40 hours of flight time
  • Second through fifth awards: 90/180/270/360 career days and a 25 percent chance
• Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM): awarded to enlisted pilots. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 2 aircraft destroyed or 
  • 100 missions completed or
  • 200 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of one tour of duty)
• Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal: awarded to enlisted pilots after earning the DFM. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 10 aircraft destroyed or
  • 200 missions completed or
  • 400 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of two tours of duty)
• Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Medal: awarded to enlisted pilots after earning the DFM + Bar. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 17 aircraft destroyed or
  • 36 missions completed or
  • 600 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of three tours of duty)
• Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC): awarded to officers. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 2 aircraft destroyed or
  • 100 missions completed or
  • 200 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of one tour of duty)
• Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross: awarded to officers after earning the DFC. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 4 aircraft destroyed or
  • 200 missions completed or
  • 400 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of two tours of duty)
• Second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross: awarded to officers after earning the DFC + Bar. The requirements are as follows:
  • At least 4 aircraft destroyed or
  • 300 missions completed or
  • 600 hours of flight time (simulating the completion of three tours of duty)
• Distinguished Service Order: awarded to officers up to four times. The requirements are as follows:
  • Command of the squadron and completion of 300/600/900/1200 missions completed or
  • At least 6/12/21 aircraft destroyed (the third bar can only be earned through completing 1200 missions)
• Air Force Cross: awarded to officers up to 3 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • 120/240/360 career days and a 5/2.5/2.5 percent chance
• Air Force Medal: awarded to enlisted pilots up to 3 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • 120/240/360 career days and a 5/2.5/2.5 percent chance
• Victoria Cross: awarded up to 2 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • 7 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission or 5 destroyed on a single mission when wounded in action
• France and Germany Star: awarded at the end of the Normandy or Rhineland campaign to pilots who have completed at least one mission
• Wound Stripe: awarded up to 3 times for a pilot's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd injuries sustained during a mission

 

USA:

 

• Pilot's Badge: awarded to all pilots
• Air Medal: awarded up to 4 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • Aircraft victories 1-4 or
  • 10/20/30/40 completed missions for 352nd Fighter Group squadrons or
  • 5/10/15/20 completed Missions for squadrons outside of the 352nd Fighter Group
  • A note about the completed missions requirement: the criteria within the 9th Air Force was to award this medal for every 5 fighter-bomber missions completed or for every 10 fighter missions completed. While the game does not differentiate between these mission types in a pilot's statistics, it can differentiate between squadrons. Since the 352nd Fighter Group primarily flew fighter missions, their mission completion requirement is the higher of the two numbers.
• Bronze Star Medal: awarded up to 3 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • 50/100/150 missions completed and a 10/5/2.5 percent chance
• Distinguished Flying Cross: awarded up to 6 times. The requirements are as follows:
  • Aircraft victories 5/10/15/20/25/30 or
  • 50/100/150/200/250/300 completed missions for 352nd Fighter Group squadrons or
  • 25/50/75/100/125/150 completed missions for squadrons outside of the 352nd Fighter Group
  • A note about the completed missions requirement: the criteria within the 9th Air Force was to award this medal for every 25 fighter-bomber missions completed or for every 50 fighter missions completed. While the game does not differentiate between these mission types in a pilot's statistics, it can differentiate between squadrons. Since the 352nd Fighter Group primarily flew fighter missions, their mission completion requirement is the higher of the two numbers.
• Legion of Merit: awarded to squadron commanders. The requirements are as follows:
  • 270 hours of flight time before August 1944 (simulating the completion of a tour of duty) or
  • 300 hours of flight time from August 1944 (simulating the completion of a tour of duty)
• Silver Star Medal: awarded up to 3 times for destroying 3 or 4 aircraft (bombers or fighters) in a single mission (with a 60% chance)
• Distinguished Service Cross: awarded up to 5 times for destroying 5 or 6 aircraft (bombers or fighters) in a single mission  (with a 60% chance)
• Medal of Honor: awarded once for destroying 7 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission or 5 destroyed on a single mission when wounded in action
• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal: awarded at the end of the Normandy or Rhineland campaign to pilots who have completed at least one mission
• Purple Heart: awarded up to 3 times for a pilot's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd injuries sustained during a mission

 

Germany:

 

Note: on the Western Front, the Luftwaffe had a points system in place for aircraft shot down. This points system is replicated in part in career mode; in particular, bombers are worth twice as much as fighters and transports. So, for instance, a player can earn the Iron Cross 1st Class on the Western Front by shooting down two bombers or one bomber and one fighter. In other words, the numbers shown for the Western Front are the worst-case scenario, where a player doesn't shoot down any bombers.

 

• Pilot's Badge: awarded to all pilots
• Iron Cross 2nd Class:
  • Western Front: 1 aircraft destroyed or 8 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 2 aircraft destroyed or 16 missions completed
• Iron Cross 1st Class:
  • Western Front: 3 aircraft destroyed or 24 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 8 aircraft destroyed or 64 missions completed
• Honor Goblet:
  • Western Front: 10 aircraft destroyed or 80 missions completed, up to 4 August 1944. After this date, the Luftwaffe Honor Roll Clasp replaces this award.
  • Eastern Front: 20 aircraft destroyed or 160 missions completed, up to 4 August 1944. After this date, the Luftwaffe Honor Roll Clasp replaces this award.
• Luftwaffe Honor Roll Clasp:
  • Western Front: 10 aircraft destroyed or 80 missions completed, from 5 August 1944
  • Eastern Front: 20 aircraft destroyed or 160 missions completed, from 5 August 1944
• German Cross in Gold:
  • Western Front: 20 aircraft destroyed or 160 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 30 aircraft destroyed or 240 missions completed
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross:
  • Western Front: 40 aircraft destroyed or 320 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 50 aircraft destroyed or 400 missions completed
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves:
  • Western Front: 80 aircraft destroyed or 640 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 100 aircraft destroyed or 800 missions completed
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords:
  • Western Front: 160 aircraft destroyed or 1280 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 200 aircraft destroyed or 1600 missions completed
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds:
  • Western Front: 200 aircraft destroyed or 1600 missions completed
  • Eastern Front: 250 aircraft destroyed or 2000 missions completed
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds:
  • 315 aircraft destroyed or 2500 missions completed, from 29 December 1944, for both fronts
• Front Flying Clasp for Fighters:
  • Bronze: 20 missions completed
  • Silver: 60 missions completed
  • Gold: 110 missions completed
  • Gold with Pendant: 500 missions completed
• Front Flying Clasp for Bombers:
  • Bronze: 20 missions completed
  • Silver: 60 missions completed
  • Gold: 110 missions completed
  • Gold with Pendant: 300 missions completed for bombers and 400 missions completed for dive-bombers
• Front Flying Clasp for Transport Planes: awarded from 19 November 1941. Before this date, the Bomber clasp is awarded to Transport pilots:
  • Bronze: 20 missions completed
  • Silver: 60 missions completed
  • Gold: 110 missions completed
  • Gold with Pendant: 500 missions completed
• Front Flying Clasp for Attack Planes and Heavy Fighters: awarded from 13 May 1942. Before this date, heavy fighter (Bf 110) airmen receive the Fighter clasp. Pilots in Schlacht units receive this award up to 11 April 1944. From 12 April 1944, they earn their own clasp (see below):
  • Bronze: 20 missions completed
  • Silver: 60 missions completed
  • Gold: 110 missions completed
  • Gold with Pendant: 400 missions completed
• Front Flying Clasp for Attack Planes: awarded from 12 April 1944 to pilots in Schlacht units:
  • Bronze: 20 missions completed
  • Silver: 60 missions completed
  • Gold: 110 missions completed
  • Gold with Pendant: 400 missions completed
• Wound Badge:
  • Black: 1st time wounded in action
  • Silver: 3rd time wounded in action
  • Gold: 5th time wounded in action
• Eastern Front Medal: awarded at the end of the Moscow campaign. The requirements are as follows:
  • 30 missions completed or
  • 1 or more times wounded in action
• Kuban Shield: awarded at the end of the Kuban campaign. The requirements are as follows:
  • 1 mission completed or
  • 1 or more times wounded in action

 

USSR:

 

• Medal for Battle Merit: awarded to pilots of the rank of Senior Lieutenant or below for 1 completed mission
• Medal for Courage: awarded to pilots of the rank of Senior Lieutenant or below for 5 or more completed missions
• Distinguished Service Medal: awarded to the commanders of Lend-Lease-equipped regiments from June 1943 for completing 100 more missions
• Order of the Red Star:
  • First award: any of the following: 3 aircraft destroyed; 1 ship sunk; combination of 30 air and ground objects destroyed; 15 completed missions; 2 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Second award: any of the following: 20 aircraft destroyed; 10 ships sunk; combination of 200 air and ground objects destroyed; 100 completed missions; 2 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Third award: any of the following: 40 aircraft destroyed; 20 ships sunk; combination of 400 air and ground objects destroyed; 200 completed missions; 2 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
• Order of the Patriotic War: awarded from 20 May 1944 as follows:
  • 2nd Class: any of the following: 15 aircraft destroyed; 50 completed missions; 2 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • 1st Class: any of the following: 1 or more ships sunk on a single mission; 1 building or bridge destroyed on a single mission; 35 aircraft destroyed; 60 completed missions; 2 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
• Order of Alexander Nevsky: commander of the regiment and 75 missions completed
• Order of Suvorov 3rd Class: commander of the regiment and 150 missions completed
• Order of the Red Banner:
  • First award: any of the following: 6 aircraft destroyed; 3 ships sunk; combination of 60 air and ground objects destroyed; 25 completed missions; 3 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Second award: any of the following: 25 aircraft destroyed; 12 ships sunk; combination of 250 air and ground objects destroyed; 125 completed missions; 3 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Third award: any of the following: 50 aircraft destroyed; 25 ships sunk; combination of 500 air and ground objects destroyed; 250 completed missions; 3 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
• Hero of the Soviet Union:
  • First award: any of the following: 10 aircraft destroyed; 5 ships sunk; combination of 100 air and ground objects destroyed; 40 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Second award: any of the following: 30 aircraft destroyed; 15 ships sunk; combination of 300 air and ground objects destroyed; 150 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Third award: any of the following: 60 aircraft destroyed; 30 ships sunk; combination of 600 air and ground objects destroyed; 300 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
• Order of Lenin:
  • First award: any of the following: 10 aircraft destroyed; 5 ships sunk; combination of 100 air and ground objects destroyed; 40 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Second award: any of the following: 30 aircraft destroyed; 15 ships sunk; combination of 300 air and ground objects destroyed; 150 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
  • Third award: any of the following: 60 aircraft destroyed; 30 ships sunk; combination of 600 air and ground objects destroyed; 300 completed missions; 5 or more aircraft (bombers or fighters) destroyed on a single mission, as well as the requirement that no other awards could be earned after the mission
• Aircraft Kill Bonus (1000 rubles): awarded for each aircraft shot down up to 19 June 1942
• Fighter Kill Bonus (1000 rubles): awarded for each fighter aircraft shot down from 20 June 1942
• Transport Plane Kill Bonus (1500 rubles): awarded for each transport aircraft shot down from 20 June 1942
• Bomber Kill Bonus (2000 rubles): awarded for each bomber aircraft shot down from 20 June 1942 to 7 October 1943
• Bomber Kill Bonus (1500 rubles): awarded for each bomber aircraft shot down from 8 October 1943
• Small Ship Kill Bonus (1000 rubles): awarded for each small ship sunk from 30 September 1943
• Transport Ship Kill Bonus (3000 rubles): awarded for each transport ship sunk from 30 September 1943
• Destroyer or Submarine Kill Bonus (10000 rubles): awarded for each destroyer or submarine sunk from 30 September 1943
• 5 Combat Sorties Bonus (1500 rubles): awarded after the completion of 5 missions
• 15 Combat Sorties Bonus (2000 rubles): awarded after the completion of 15 missions
• 25 Combat Sorties Bonus (3000 rubles): awarded after the completion of 25 missions
• 40 Combat Sorties Bonus (5000 rubles): awarded after the completion of 40 missions
• Red Wound Stripe: awarded randomly after being wounded in action each time from 14 July 1942
• Yellow Wound Stripe: awarded randomly after being wounded in action each time from 14 July 1942
• Pilot's Badge: awarded to all pilots
• Medal 'For the Defense of Moscow': awarded at the end of the Moscow campaign to pilots who have completed at least 30 career days
• Medal 'For the Defense of Stalingrad': awarded at the end of the Stalingrad campaign to pilots who have completed at least 30 career days
• Medal 'For the Defense of the Caucasus': awarded at the end of the Kuban campaign to pilots who have completed at least 1 mission or been wounded in action at least once

[redmanfas]

There is written that Medal of Honor is awarded for single-mission valor. I shot down seven or eight enemy fighters in single mission several times in my P-51 campaign but I haven't received MoH. Does it mean that criteria for obtaining MoH are set higher (which seems to be unrealistic in my opinion) or something is wrong with my game files?

 

Second question. Is it possible to obtain Front Flying Clasp with Pennant or the Golden Front Flying Clasp is the highest class of this award in the game?

[LukeFF]

7 hours ago, redmanfas said:

There is written that Medal of Honor is awarded for single-mission valor. I shot down seven or eight enemy fighters in single mission several times in my P-51 campaign but I haven't received MoH. Does it mean that criteria for obtaining MoH are set higher (which seems to be unrealistic in my opinion) or something is wrong with my game files?

 

I'll have a check and make sure everything is ok with the game's config files.

 

7 hours ago, redmanfas said:

Second question. Is it possible to obtain Front Flying Clasp with Pennant or the Golden Front Flying Clasp is the highest class of this award in the game?

 

Yes, the Pennant is possible to earn. You just have to complete a whole lot of missions to earn it.

Edited April 29, 2020 by LukeFF

[redmanfas]

11 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

I'll have a check and make sure everything is ok with the game's config files.

 

 

Yes, the Pennant is possible to earn. You just have to complete a whole lot of missions to earn it.

 

Ok, thank you for the answer. Meanwhile I carried out an experiment. I had set unlimited ammunition and flew an intercept mission. I shot down 13 enemy fighters and still get no MoH.

[LukeFF]

57 minutes ago, redmanfas said:

 

Ok, thank you for the answer. Meanwhile I carried out an experiment. I had set unlimited ammunition and flew an intercept mission. I shot down 13 enemy fighters and still get no MoH.

 

Ok, thanks. I think I know what the problem is, so hopefully it'll be fixed in the next official release.

[fatmanfas]

On 4/30/2020 at 10:10 AM, LukeFF said:

 

Ok, thanks. I think I know what the problem is, so hopefully it'll be fixed in the next official release.

 

Did the problem with MoH get fixed in 4.006 update?

[LukeFF]

7 hours ago, fatmanfas said:

Did the problem with MoH get fixed in 4.006 update?

 

I've not had a change to chance to check yet.

[Cybermat47]

Interesting how Hero of the Soviet Union and the Knight’s Cross were awarded for accumulated victories, while the Victoria Cross and Medal of Honour were awarded for singular deeds of valour. It suggests a fascinating difference in thinking between the nations.

 

I’m studying to become a historian at the moment (not going to be finished anytime soon), so I’m seeing stuff like this in a whole new light now.

[LukeFF]

On 5/21/2020 at 10:46 AM, [Pb]Cybermat47 said:

Interesting how Hero of the Soviet Union and the Knight’s Cross were awarded for accumulated victories, while the Victoria Cross and Medal of Honour were awarded for singular deeds of valour. It suggests a fascinating difference in thinking between the nations.

 

Yes, it's been really interesting finding out the differing philosophies behind how these medals were awarded. No two nations had the same general criteria for how medals were handed out. The Soviet award system, in particular, can be a tricky one to navigate. While there was the official set of guidelines, there were also a lot of exceptions to how they authorized awards. 

Edited May 23, 2020 by LukeFF

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

Thanks a lot!

[DuxNutz]

Hi, Have flown Rheineland missions under two separate (Allied/English) careers and in both the Distinguished Flying medal (as a NCO) and the Distinguished Flying Cross (as Officer) disappears from pilot record when I proceed to next day. Anyone else having this issue? Any advice please?  

[norsetto]

On 5/25/2020 at 2:07 AM, DuxNutz said:

Hi, Have flown Rheineland missions under two separate (Allied/English) careers and in both the Distinguished Flying medal (as a NCO) and the Distinguished Flying Cross (as Officer) disappears from pilot record when I proceed to next day. Anyone else having this issue? Any advice please?  

Yes, I had it twice in the same RAF career already. Perhaps we should just file a bug report in the technical section.

[LukeFF]

On 5/24/2020 at 5:07 PM, DuxNutz said:

Hi, Have flown Rheineland missions under two separate (Allied/English) careers and in both the Distinguished Flying medal (as a NCO) and the Distinguished Flying Cross (as Officer) disappears from pilot record when I proceed to next day. Anyone else having this issue? Any advice please?  

 

2 hours ago, norsetto said:

Yes, I had it twice in the same RAF career already. Perhaps we should just file a bug report in the technical section.

 

Yes, please do file a report. I've had a look at the awards config file, and I cannot see any reason why these awards would be removed from your record.

[norsetto]

12 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

 

Yes, please do file a report. I've had a look at the awards config file, and I cannot see any reason why these awards would be removed from your record.

Perhaps I should tone down the drinking celebrations...

[-=No.66=-AlHo]

On 5/30/2020 at 9:00 AM, norsetto said:

Perhaps I should tone down the drinking celebrations...

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Yes I’ve had this happen too. Think I earned the DFM 3 or 4 times before I died. Started another Rhineland campaign with a different squadron and same thing happened. Both in Tempest for RAF. 

[Yogiflight]

@LukeFF, can you please give us a guide about promotions, too? Would be interesting to see, when you get promoted to the different ranks.

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Yogiflight said:

@LukeFF, can you please give us a guide about promotions, too? Would be interesting to see, when you get promoted to the different ranks.

 

The only one I know of, for sure, is to achieve 10 aerial victories. There are other ways as well, for sure - by accumulating missions completed and destroying various ground targets. 

[LukeFF]

Also, in terms of promotions, this guide may be helpful in determining when promotions happen. It's from my notes I gathered back when I first started working on Rise of Flight's career mode many, many years ago:

 

Mission Completed with success - 1 point
Mission Completed with success in case when player is squadron commander - 1 point
Air Kill - 1 point
5x ground kills - 1 point
Ship kill - 1 point
Loco kill - 1 point
Building kill - 1 point
15 ground targets = 1 point
5 facilities = 1 point

 

So, from that - assuming that things haven't changed since then - it takes ten points to earn your first promotion. Like I said, though, that's from ROF's career mode setup, so things have probably changed since then a bit. But, I know for certain that in a recent Yak-1 career I played, I was promoted to Lieutenant after I scored my 10th victory.

[Yogiflight]

11 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Also, in terms of promotions, this guide may be helpful in determining when promotions happen. It's from my notes I gathered back when I first started working on Rise of Flight's career mode many, many years ago:

 

Mission Completed with success - 1 point
Mission Completed with success in case when player is squadron commander - 1 point
Air Kill - 1 point
5x ground kills - 1 point
Ship kill - 1 point
Loco kill - 1 point
Building kill - 1 point
15 ground targets = 1 point
5 facilities = 1 point

 

So, from that - assuming that things haven't changed since then - it takes ten points to earn your first promotion. Like I said, though, that's from ROF's career mode setup, so things have probably changed since then a bit. But, I know for certain that in a recent Yak-1 career I played, I was promoted to Lieutenant after I scored my 10th victory.

OK, thanks for your answer. I thought, you might have some inside view, how it is modelled in the game. I was mainly interested, if the distances between the promotions increase, the higher you get in the ranks.

[LukeFF]

22 hours ago, Yogiflight said:

I was mainly interested, if the distances between the promotions increase, the higher you get in the ranks.

 

It probably is, but I've never conducted any tests to see what sort of points are needed for the higher ranks.

 

Also, in terms of the German medals, the majority of the award requirements (at least for air victories), come from this page: https://rhorta.home.xs4all.nl/jgscor.htm. Based on this page (and other research), I can say about the German award system:

• There is indeed a different German award system between the Eastern Front and Western Front phases of career mode.
• Destroying bombers in Western Front careers will get you awards faster.
• The Luftwaffe Honor Clasp, as a "replacement" for the Honor Goblet, has the same award requirements as the Goblet.
• At least 30 missions have to be completed to earn the Eastern Front Medal.
• In terms of ground targets, all targets earn you points towards medals and promotions, but tanks have the most value (and, if/whenever ships are added to career mode, they will have the next-most value).

[Yogiflight]

2 hours ago, LukeFF said:

but tanks have the most value (and, if/whenever ships are added to career mode, they will have the next-most value).

A tank had more value than a ship, that could bring a hundred tanks? Funny Germans

[vonGraf]

It seems that I get the 'Front Flying Clasp' in silver always before the one in bronze. At least in my last 3 careers I tried as German fighter on the Moscow map.

[LukeFF]

58 minutes ago, vonGraf said:

It seems that I get the 'Front Flying Clasp' in silver always before the one in bronze. At least in my last 3 careers I tried as German fighter on the Moscow map.

 

Ok, thanks, I'll have a look at it.

[redmanfas]

On 5/21/2020 at 7:36 PM, LukeFF said:

 

I've not had a change to chance to check yet.

 

I've made the test - 6 kills in one mission and still can't get no Medal of Honor so I hope it will be fixed in the next patch

[Ansirial]

On 5/21/2020 at 7:36 PM, LukeFF said:

I've not had a change to chance to check yet.

 

Are there news about MoH? Also I had a similar problem in RoF where settings are changed after a end of war, this make me unable to earn the award.

I would like to avoid this again please.

[LukeFF]

On 6/5/2020 at 10:34 AM, redmanfas said:

I've made the test - 6 kills in one mission and still can't get no Medal of Honor so I hope it will be fixed in the next patch

 

You need at least one more kill in a mission (bombers and/or fighters) to qualify for the MoH.  If it still doesn't work after trying that, just let me know here.

Edited June 10, 2020 by LukeFF

[fatmanfas]

On 6/11/2020 at 12:09 AM, LukeFF said:

 

You need at least one more kill in a mission (bombers and/or fighters) to qualify for the MoH.  If it still doesn't work after trying that, just let me know here.

 

It works! Thank you!

[Knoxklay11]

sorry to resurrect an old thread, but im currently playing as a soviet pilot through the moscow, stalingrad, and kuban campaigns. my pilot has been wounded 4 times and each time he is given a red wound stripe.... i currently have almost all the medals one can get as a soviet pilot, but i really want to get a yellow wound stripe. my pilots been shot up pretty bad, from forced landings to blacking out from having the cockpit racked by flak/cannon fire, but every time he just gets a red wound stripe regardless. you say the wound stripes are randomly given, but is there anything I can do to raise the chances of getting a yellow one??? having it be red 4 times in a row seems a little too unlucky for 50/50 odds.

[LukeFF]

2 hours ago, Knoxklay11 said:

sorry to resurrect an old thread, but im currently playing as a soviet pilot through the moscow, stalingrad, and kuban campaigns. my pilot has been wounded 4 times and each time he is given a red wound stripe.... i currently have almost all the medals one can get as a soviet pilot, but i really want to get a yellow wound stripe. my pilots been shot up pretty bad, from forced landings to blacking out from having the cockpit racked by flak/cannon fire, but every time he just gets a red wound stripe regardless. you say the wound stripes are randomly given, but is there anything I can do to raise the chances of getting a yellow one??? having it be red 4 times in a row seems a little too unlucky for 50/50 odds.

 

From looking at the code for the two wound stripes, it's entirely random which one you'll receive.

[Knoxklay11]

42 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

 

From looking at the code for the two wound stripes, it's entirely random which one you'll receive.

Ohhh okay, ill just keep trying at it then. thanks very much! 

[Yo-Yo_Kirby]

Is there a point where you can no longer receive new awards? I’ve achieved extreme levels of success flying for 34th and 126th IAPs. Took out >100 planes in the autumn Moscow phases. Among them are 3 Orders of Lenin and triple Hero of the Soviet Union.

[LukeFF]

On 9/25/2021 at 2:15 AM, Yo-Yo_Kirby said:

Is there a point where you can no longer receive new awards? I’ve achieved extreme levels of success flying for 34th and 126th IAPs. Took out >100 planes in the autumn Moscow phases. Among them are 3 Orders of Lenin and triple Hero of the Soviet Union.

 

Yes, you can earn those awards up to three times, and that's it.

[LukeFF]

Now that the award criteria has more or less stabilized, I think this is a good time to go into a bit more detail about why the awards are configured the way they are:

 

Soviet Union: the USSR had official sets of protocols for their awards, but at the same time, exceptions abounded. As explained on another site, what awards were awarded to a pilot depended in significant part on the location of the unit and its reputation with the higher command.

 

In career mode, the award system follows both the official protocols and also allows for exceptions to the official regulations. The official regulations typically refer to accumulated air victories or missions flown; the exceptions include things like shooting down multiple planes on one sortie and compiling a record that takes into account all types of targets (air, ground, buildings, and ships). In general, the greater the achievement, the more prestigious the award - though it's not always the case!

 

The order of precedence for Soviet medals, outside of the ones specified for commanders, is as follows:

• Medal for Battle Merit
• Medal for Courage
• Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class
• Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class
• Order of the Red Star
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Lenin
• Hero of the Soviet Union

United States: since career mode focuses entirely on the units of the Ninth Air Force, all medals follow the general trends and the official protocols in place by 1944. In particular, there were official regulations for the awarding of the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). By 1944, the protocol for these two medals in the Ninth Air Force was as follows:

• 1st victory: Air Medal
• 2nd victory: 2nd Air Medal
• 3rd victory: 3rd Air Medal
• 4th victory: 4th Air Medal
• 5th victory: DFC
• 10th: victory: 2nd DFC
• Every fifth victory thereafter would warrant the awarding of another DFC

Alternatively, the Ninth Air Force would award an Air Medal or DFC for every 5 fighter-bomber missions completed or every 10 fighter missions completed. While career mode does not calculate separate totals for fighter-bomber missions vs. fighter missions, P-47 and P-38 careers are so heavily weighted towards fighter-bomber missions that the 5-mission requirement applies here. Conversely, since the 352nd Fighter Group never flies fighter-bomber missions in career mode (and the only other P-51s show up very late in career mode), the 10-mission requirement applies to their three component squadrons.

 

The Silver Star Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, and Medal of Honor were all awarded for individual acts of heroism and so are based here on shooting down multiple aircraft in one mission. Note that you will earn only one medal for such a mission, e.g., you cannot be awarded both a Silver Star Medal and Distinguished Service Cross for the same mission.

 

The Bronze Star Medal, when it was awarded to USAAF personnel, was awarded for some sort of meritorious service on the ground, and as such it is awarded in career mode in a random manner. Just consider that you did something really good "off-stage" to be awarded this medal.

 

Finally, the Legion of Merit was typically awarded to unit commanders for sustained combat leadership. In career mode, it is awarded for squadron commanders for completing 300 hours of flight time from August 1944 (it will be 270 hours before that date when Normandy comes). These hours represent the time needed to complete a tour of duty.

 

Great Britain: the British medals are awarded in large part on trends, that is, the reading of award citations as presented in the London Gazette. As noted above, certain awards are for enlisted personnel and others are for officers only. Both the DFM and DFC can be awarded for meritorious single-mission performance (i.e., shooting down multiple aircraft), destroying a fixed number of aircraft or ships, or an accumulated record that takes into account all types of targets destroyed. The DFM and the DFC can also be awarded for every 200 hours of flight time completed - it was not uncommon for a pilot to be awarded a DFM or DFC at the end of his tour of duty, and in Western Europe a tour of duty for day fighter pilots was 200 hours.

 

The Distinguished Service Order can only be earned by officer pilots and can be awarded for either shooting down multiple aircraft in one mission (which is how Buzz Beurling earned his DSO) or for completing a large number of missions as a squadron commander.

 

The Air Force Cross and Air Force Medal are officially awards given for service not involving combat with the enemy. Indeed, most of the award citations for these medals went to airmen in test or training units who did something really brave, such as saving a stricken aircraft. In career mode, it functions much like the Bronze Star Medal, in that it is awarded at random. So, just consider that the pilot did something really brave before being assigned to a frontline unit.  

 

Germany: the German award system is very rigid, in that you must earn the lower grade of the Iron Cross or Knight's Cross first before earning the next grade. German awards are given for destroying a fixed number of aircraft, sinking a certain number of ships, or reaching a combined total that looks at how many targets of all types were destroyed.

 

There are also two award systems in place for the Germans: one for the Eastern Front, and one for the Western Front. In the East, the number of required aircraft and ground/naval targets for a given award is higher than in the West, and all aircraft types destroyed count equally. In the West, the required numbers are lower, and there is a "points" system in place. This points system means that bombers are worth twice as much as fighters and transports when it comes to earning medals. For instance, if a medal requires 10 aircraft shot down, you can earn it faster by shooting down 5 bombers, or say, shooting down 3 bombers and 4 fighters. More about this points system can be viewed here: https://rhorta.home.xs4all.nl/jgscor.htm

Edited October 21, 2021 by LukeFF
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[LukeFF]

New information posted above. I figured it was best to give more detailed information on the award requirements, since the general requirements were known to pilots during the war. That first post will be updated as things change, especially after the Normandy campaign is ready, since several new medals are planned to be added along with that one.

[XanitorAce]

On 4/23/2022 at 12:20 AM, LukeFF said:

New information posted above. I figured it was best to give more detailed information on the award requirements, since the general requirements were known to pilots during the war. That first post will be updated as things change, especially after the Normandy campaign is ready, since several new medals are planned to be added along with that one.

Now that BoN is out, are these new medals in the game? I didn't see anything about them in the update features.

[LukeFF]

3 hours ago, XanitorAce said:

Now that BoN is out, are these new medals in the game? I didn't see anything about them in the update features.

 

No, nothing new has been added in terms of medals. 

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Flying Circus Career is in the pipeline.

Are there already any informations about awards of World War One?

[LukeFF]

4 hours ago, JG4_Moltke1871 said:

Flying Circus Career is in the pipeline.

Are there already any informations about awards of World War One?

 

Nothing yet

[LukeFF]

So, with this update, I adjusted the way some of the British and American awards can be earned.  I call it the 60% rule: that is, once a player has reached the 60% threshold for a particular award's requirements, then the pilot has a 60% chance of being awarded that medal. For example, the DFC is normally awarded for 5 kills. Now, instead, you will have a 60% chance of being awarded the medal once you reach 3 kills or if you shoot down three planes in one mission. This way, the awarding of certain medals is less automatic and more "abstracted" (e.g., the command is taking time to process your award recommendation, they turned it down, etc). 

 

The awards affected by this new rule are as follows:

 

USA:

• Silver Star Medal
• Distinguished Service Cross

Great Britain:

• Distinguished Flying Medal
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Distinguished Service Order

Additionally, British officer pilots now have the chance to have a DFM listed in their awards, to simulate them being prior enlisted pilots before being promoted into the officer class. 

[Thomas_1945]

Hi LukeFF,

 

I have question regarding MOH. Trying in vain to get it but it is either having no enemies in the air or not enough ammo. Last time I killed 5 and was wounded as tried to land. In theory this would make me eligible for MOH but got DSC instead. At the same time I can transfer to RAF squadron and back again to USAF. Thanks to that I was able to get VC after killing 7 on mk IX. Yet again when back on P51 I didn't get my MOH. Why is that?

 

Thanks

Tom

Edited March 31, 2023 by Thomas_1945